fundamental chord

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fundamental chord - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fundamental \Fun`da*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. fondamental.]
     Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the
     foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or
     law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental
     truth; a fundamental axiom.
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           The fundamental reasons of this war.     --Shak.
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           Some fundamental antithesis in nature.   --Whewell.
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     Fundamental bass (Mus.), the root note of a chord; a bass
        formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords.
  
     Fundamental chord (Mus.), a chord, the lowest tone of which
        is its root.
  
     Fundamental colors, red, green, and violet-blue. See
        Primary colors, under Color.
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